Ornamented box and ornamental strip therefor



Dec? A. c. FLINN ORNAMENTED BOX AND ORNAMENTAL STRIP THEREFOR Filed July 5, 1954 fl'fzzr Jar/6131370 Patented Dec. 4, 1934 1,932,952" j I a -RNAMENTED BOX memmmn;

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- Arthur Carter Flinngbos Angeles, (lallf.,'assignor' to Sherman Paper-Products Corporation, Newton, Man, a corporation of Massachusetts Application ul f "5, 1934, Serial. N 733, 19

claims.- (01....2294) This invention relates to ornamented box and an ornamental strip therefor... While not limited thereto, the box of the present invention is designed to serve as. .a. container inwhich --5 cookies, candiesand similar edibles -areepacked and sold.-

In accordance with the presentinvention, a polygonally shaped box, e. g., a rectangular box, having plane-faced walls'is made to'present an ornamental appearance by the assemblytherewith of a strip of single-.faced-corrugated paper scored on a central longitudinal line extending perpendicularly to thecorrugations of the corrugated ply and defining a pair oflongitudinallaps.

.15 The strip is engaged over substantially the entire-upper edgeof the-box walls with the line of score substantially coincident withsuch edge and with one lap concealingthe outer wall faces and the other lap concealing the inner wall faces,

the plane paper ply lyingnext to the wall ,faces and thecorrugated .ply being exposed to view. It is thus seen that the most'conspicuousparts of the box, that is, its walls, areadorned both internally and externallyfby verticalcorrugations,

which are especially-attractive when. the corrugated'paper; ply is translucentand/or tinted. In some cases, the plane. paper ply of the ornamental strip may carry ornamentationimprinted on its face lying next to the'corrugated translucent ply so as to show through such latter ply.

Withthe foregoing. and other features and objects in view, I shall now describe my invention in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawing, wherein,-

Figure lillustrates in perspective an ornamen tal strip embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a similar view of a box with which the strip is to be assembled.

Figure 3 shows the completed or ornamented box of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 1, the strip or band 10 constituting the ornamental element of the present invention consists of so-called single-faced corrugated paper and is made up of a plane or flat paper ply 11 to one face of which is adhesively secured a corrugated paper ply 12. As already indicated, the corrugated paper ply is preferably of a translucent variety such as typified by socalled glassine and parchment papers. The plane paper ply may be of a variety similar to the corrugated one, although it may well consist'of bond I or other suitable paper. The strip is characterized in that the corrugations run transversely. of its longitudinal median line so that it flexes easily .55 along the lines of the corrugations but is com-v parativelystiff or inflexible onlines running perpendicularly to. the, corrugations. The strip is scored. as illustrated in Figure 1, along a central longitudinal line a::e which makes possible easy flexing of. the strip along ,such line without injury to or distortion of thecorrugations.

,Thestrip is designed for assembly with arectangular; box having plane-faced walls, such as shown in Figure 2. The box may, if desired, be made from inexpensive paperboard presentinga poor. appearance, for instance, paperboard having the grayish cast characteristic of manufacture largely from waste papers or groundwood pulp. The strip is engaged. over the upper edge of the box with itsline of score are-r substantially coincident-withsuch upper edge, the line of. score definingapair-of longitudinal laps 14 and 15. The length of the stripis such that it runsthe full length of the entire upper edge; and its width is such to ensure .a complete concealment of both theinn er and outer facesof the. box Walls by its laps. The laps are bent down so that the plane paper ply lies to the vwall faces, whereas the corrugated ply is exposed to vieW.. When the laps are thus bent .down against the wall faces of the box,- as appears inFigure 3, they tend to remain bent by virtue of the tendency for the strip to remain permanently bent when bonding is done across the corrugations and of the frictional engagement between the corrugations onthe inside corners of-thebox. In order to prevent crowding or distortion of the corrugations such as is apt to result on the inside corners of the box, it is preferable, as shown in Figure 1, to slit one of the laps 14 along lines yy corresponding to each of the three corners of the box, the lines of slit thus extending perpendicularly from a side edge of the strip to its central longitudinal line m-;r.

The end edges 16 of the strip meet at the fourth corner of the box, as shown in Figure 3.

When cookies, candies, or other articles are.

of the box. In addition to the ornamental value of the strip, it serves to enhance the rigidity of all of the walls of the box, the corrugations of the a strip extending vertically both on the inside and outside of the walls so as to furnish resistance against bending, bulging, or tearing of the walls. It is thus seen that, in accordance with my invention, the box is improved both in appearance and structurally in a simple and economical way, as my invention calls for the use of merely a single strip of decorative material which can be assembled in operative relationship with the box without need for adhesives or other fastening means.

The principles of the present invention extend to other than rectangular boxes, for instance, .triangular, pentagonal or other polygonally shaped boxes, in each of which case, the ornamental strip should preferably be provided with a number of slits y-y in its inner lap comporting withthe number of corners present in the box.

I claim:- I

1. The combination with a polygonally shaped box having plane-faced walls, of a strip of singlefaced corrugated paper scored on a central longitudinal line extending perpendicularly to the corrugations of the corrugated ply and defining a pair of longitudinal laps, said strip being engaged over substantially the entire upper edge of the box walls with the line of score substantially coincident with said edge and with one lap concealing the outer wall faces and the other lap concealing the inner wallfaces, the plane paper ply lying next to the wall faces and the corrugated ply being exposed to view.

2. The combination with a polygonally shaped box having plane-faced walls, of a strip of singlefaced corrugated paper scored on a central longitudinal line extending perpendicularly to the corrugations of the corrugated ply and defining a pair of longitudinal laps, said strip being engaged over substantially the entire upper edge of the box walls with the line of score substantially coincident with said edge and with one lap concealing the outer wall faces and the other lap concealing the inner wall faces, the plane paper ply lying next to the wall faces and the corrugated ply being exposed to view, said lap concealing the inner face of said walls being slit at corners of the box by lines of slit extending perpendicularly from the side edge of the strip to said central longitudinal line.

3. The combination with a rectangular box having plane-faced walls, of a strip of singlefaced corrugated paper scored on a centrallongitudinal line extending perpendicularly to the ,lap concealing the inner face of said walls being slit at three corners of the box by lines of slit extendingperpendicularly from the side edge of the strip to said central longitudinal line and the end edges of said strip meeting at the fourth corner.

4;An" ornamental strip for a polygonally shaped box having plane-faced walls comprising a strip of single-faced corrugated paper scored on a central longitudinal line extending perpendicularly to the corrugations of the corrugated ply and defining a pair of longitudinal laps, said strip being adapted for engagement ovef' th'e entire upper edge of the box walls with theflines of 1 score substantially coincident with said-edge and with one lap concealing the outer wall; faces and the other lap concealing the inner wall faces, the plane paper ply being adapted to lie next-to the'wall faces, one of said laps'being slit along lines corresponding to cornersof the box and extending perpendicularly from a side edge of the strip to said central longitudinal line.

5'.'An ornamental strip for a 1 polygonally shaped box having plane-faced walls comprising a strip of single-faced corrugated paper scored on a central longitudinal line extending perpendicularly to the corrugations of the corrugated ply and defining a pair of longitudinal laps, said strip being adapted for engagement over the entire upper edge of the box walls with the" lines of score substantially coincident with said edge and with one lap concealing the outer wall faces and the other lap concealing the inner wall faces, the plane paper ply being adapted to lie next to the wall faces, one of said laps being slit along lines corresponding to corners of the box and extending perpendicularly from a side edge of the strip to said central longitudinal line, said corrugated ply consisting of translucent paper; A. CARTER. FLINN.

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